
Tag Archives Practical Research

Faked fuzz facts on fusarium
The real story of Alberta’s fusarium head blight control program

Why do we let the tail wag the dog?
Is this a foretaste of livestock and grain farmer harassment in the near future?

Foo-foo farming and fabricated information
Watch out for vendors who sell fake or grossly overpriced products

Fowl play in the free-range poultry industry
The dire perils of free-range environments, chickens may be happier indoors, warm and among friends

Glyphosate gets off the butterfly hook
An example of a blatant effort to find a pesticide scapegoat

Seed cereal crops in August in waterlogged regions of Alberta this year
Crops could remove up to 10 inches of moisture from flooded croplands

No such thing as a free lunch when it comes to crop nutrition
Yields can suffer if soils are deficient in any crop nutrient

Sixteen reasons why grain growers should never sell crop residues
Read this article and you’ll never sell baled straw again

The facts and fallacies of foliar feeding and other mistaken beliefs
Environmental conditions can dramatically affect the uptake of foliar-applied nutrients

Facts about phosphorus you should know
Highly-manured soils, wet growing conditions and lodging in cereal crops
Grainews is written for farmers and often by farmers. It is about putting theory into practice on the farm. Each issue also features Cattleman’s Corner for cow-calf producers and farmers with mixed cattle and grain operations.